Decode on date range

Question

Hi ,
I have a oracle table in which i have 6 date fields ok.
I want to compare load_timestamp with all 6 date field to find out if load_timestamp date falls within the 6 date fields.
If it falls within range then I have to mark it 'ACTIVE' else 'INACTIVE'
business rule is as below:
if (date of load between county_begin_dt and count_end_dt) and (date of load between fund_begin_dt and fund_end_dt) and (date of load between svc_cd_begin_dt and svc_cd_end_dt) then 'ACTIVE' else 'INACTIVE'
I have tried using decode but give me error
select decode(load_ts between fund_begin_dt and fund_end_dt, 'active','inactive')
from table_name;
error-
ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance
JP

Answer 1

select
  case
    when (load_ts between county_begin_dt and count_end_dt) and
         (load_ts between fund_begin_dt and fund_end_dt) and
         (load_ts between svc_cd_begin_dt and svc_cd_end_dt)
    then 'ACTIVE'
    else 'INACTIVE'
  end as msg
from table_name;Depending on your requirements, you may want to use TRUNC function.
select
  case
    when (county_begin_dt <= load_ts and load_ts <= count_end_dt) and
         (fund_begin_dt   <= load_ts and load_ts <= fund_end_dt) and
         (svc_cd_begin_dt <= load_ts and load_ts <= svc_cd_end_dt)
    then 'ACTIVE'
    else 'INACTIVE'
  end as msg
from table_name;pratz